46 



ARDISIA Sw. 



A. philippinensis A. DC. in DC. Prodr. 8: 128. 1844. 



Mindanao, Pro v. Zaniboanga, Tetuan, 534. 



Endemic. 

 A. humilis Vahl. Symb. Bot. 3: 40. 1794. 



Luzon, Prov. Camarines Sur, Pa.sacao, 806, 242, and (?) 101; Mindanao, Prov. 

 Surigao, 692, 462; l*rov. Zainboanga, 572. 



Southern Asia and the Malayan region. 

 A. perrottetiana A. DC. Ann. Soc. Nat. II. 14: 95. 1841. 



Mindanao, Prov. Surigao, 453, 670, 686. 



Endemic. 

 A. spp. indet. 272, 596. No. 599 is a very distinct form of the subgenus Pyrgus, 



evidently undescribed by Mez. 



RAPANEA Aubl. {Myrmne R. Br.) 



R. philippinensis (A. DC. ) Mez, in Engler's Pfianzenreich 9: 364, 1902. (Myrmie 

 philippinenm A. DC. in DC. Prodr. 8: 94. 1844.) 

 Island of Dinagat, 444. 

 Endemic. 



SAPOTACE^. 



ILLIPE Koenig. 



I. BETIS (Blanco) (ylzaoiw ieiw Blanco, Fl. Filip. ed. 1, 402. 1837; Payma betis 

 F. Vill. Nov. App. 125. 1883.) 



Luzon, Prov. Camarines Sur, Pasacao, 131, 241. 



Tagalog, Betis. 



Endemic. 

 I. sp. indet. 



Mariveles, Prov. Bataan, Luzon, 762. 



PALAQUIM Blanco. 



P. latifolium Blanco, Fl. Filip. ed. 1, 404. 1837. 

 Luzon, Manila, 738. 

 Tagalog, Paloc-palac. 

 Endemic. 



PALAQUIUM AHERNIANUM Merrill, sp. nov. A tree with obovate, 

 obtuse, or acute leaves which are densely rusty-tomentose beneath, rusty- 

 tomentose flowers and ellipsoid one-seeded fruits. Young branches with nu- 

 merous, rather prominent wart-like growths which bear the flowers. Leaves 

 obovate, or sometimes nearly ovate, 12 to 20 cm. long, 6 to 9 cm. wide, the 

 base acute, the apex obtuse or somewhat acute, glabrous above, densely rusty- 

 tomentose beneath, the nerves, 15 pairs, prominent, especially beneath; petioles 

 2.6 cm. long, rusty-tomentose. Flowers numerous, single or fasciculate in twos 

 or threes on wart-like growths on the stem below the leaves, the peduncles 2 

 cm. long, rusty-tomentose. Calyx lobes, 4 mm. long triangular, acute, rusty- 

 tomentose. Petals unknown. Ovary rusty-tomentose. Fruit one-seeded, 

 ellipsoid, 2.5 cm. in diameter. 



Type specimen No. 842, Prov. of Zamboanga, Mindanao, also No. 608 Prov. of 

 5iamboanga, Mindanao, June, 1901. 



